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Not at all

not at all

used for emphasizing a negative statement

not in the slightest

not at all

not one (little) bit

not at all

none too

not at all

not anything like/near

not at all or not nearly

not a bit

not at all

not by any manner of means

not at all

not a whit/not one whit

not at all

in no wise

an old way of saying ‘in no way’

nowise

adverb

an old word meaning ‘not at all’ or ‘in no way’

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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